The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-01-12


Pc don me one word, M. Pfeei-
dent, soo;.en Coz the propose of get
ing 10 o the volumes that go ont
ennualIy feiahted with ne elo7
quence of your speakers, ne fact
thet che Cavalier as vel rs The
p; tan Ees on this cor iAenf IN
is ea.ly DAYS, and that he sas .sop
eId able 20 be about Ls .s!!llz
;es.] I.haye read your Dor s care
Ift,z.s, sndiI find no men 'on Of nas
facf: - eich seems me i'm yoi ant
for p esesging a SOFT of his:o icsIl
=. : ..i;.i Jun.
w b lhe Ca !, Ter once es u ,slia
e. as . fact j., yos cha. IN ing .sle
books I shell let HIM = ok out his
g sal rs ioI, as he hes al. asv
g., 2 b engaging ga,Iaa u 40
Ill hold no cons,oEe. ~ ~. 70
;ssme is. WY shorld We? Nei.
t.e2 Prsitan nor Gear lies long j.
red as sch. Tie Vi. .ues and
ca 'ons OF ip, b hY o ,ilv still live
tos me ilso.rR ION of .e;> sons
and he g of The old fasbion.
| [ Aaoia,r-a. Bnt both p. ian
RnG &, ga,ier were los ia ne crn
of GER: first reyoln ION. and ne
A.'e 'cassf citizen, SUI jle.y :. a 2 boz b
en,. oiIaer han either, took pos
sese;o0 Of, ne Repnolic bought by
the;s eomraon blood and fashioned
in ,ssGom, and c,la, aed himself
Va n ;eachfng men Zee Cove, n
/ Inent end establishing the voice Of
The people s.s The voice of God
lApplaase. Great ..gpes like vol
'ianle plan ere sIos 30 flower alti
firit- 3, rsoao ne 1nioc of hese
colo".sts, f.om me 6, al. b ems ng of
heir purposes ead ne crossing of
the;r blood, slow pei fecting n oaeh
ceItnry, came he who s aae:s as
lac first typical American, me first
who cosnprehen6eG within b .nself
eli :he ST. ength and genaleness: RI
he majesty and grace of his Re-
pUblic-Abiaham Lincoln. Ito. {:
md long con inued pp'a Sc. He
was he sum of Pr,iss c aud Ca "a.
lie, for in n s ardent ,ne.aie we're
fled she vi ,es o: bo :, ard in
tie Cepfns %, n,s sat Soul me
It's of OJ-l We e. LOST. iRerety-
en PpplaGss- He was ..ea ef THAI
Puli.a1,,g :, er han CesaJ;e,, 10
that he as America enewed
anpl.snsei, and thas in his bonely
tform we're i?iEs get te.ed tbe vast
ard thrill g fnic es of shis idepl
CT e:dme .:-charging j. with spch
;.enencons al Ding and so elsva-
iing It aboye h..man. s.; fering that
me-. srtiom, hoagh inlarno-sly
tGlnlec. Came as fitting crc.su 70 a
life oonsecrated from :fs cradle to
hnman liber.y. Lo,%9 cad Dso-
lon3ed cheerin@.1 Let ~, each
cbesishiDg his Traditions End hon
oiing his la hers, b1ild I.:.:ll re4er-
ent b. ids to the tyoe o. his IN
pie 5tss srolinle lie, In pktch ell
types 8 g hohored, sa,s iH ne COM
mon glow. we shall sc as Ameri-
cans here ,,iil be 1ien.. end 10
snsre for you for efa hers >nd for
mihe. fPeDeHe1 cheerie
W. THE wv z0u11 las.
L, speaking 70 TIE os.S in
which yon have homo 81 me ac-
cept he .erl1, lie ne SCI ID"
rs IN no sense t-,spi.r4eing TO the
Oil. Deer 70 me si., IS he bone
of my cniidhcR aud the rad'':ons
vi my people. There Is a New
SO' III, 'lca -hrof. gh protest against
the Old, but bec6 use OF ne.s condi-
lions, new adjustments, aad, is oi
please, new ideas and asoira. ions.
l. ~ 10 this that 1 address myself.
| ask you. gentlemen, to oic.ure if
You can. the fooisore soldier, who
3..ftoning up III his faded gray
jacisei the parole Is mich was taken,
testimony TO his chiidten Of MS
idefi. v aud faith, -,.:ned his face
sonthSard from ApoomatfoX in
April, 1865. Think Of him rs,
\ aged, haLi-s... red, ne; yy-nea ted,
enfeeoled by w.nt anG. wounds,
~ ring foashs % exhaustion, he
eut"enders his grn, VIKINGS the
!la uCR of his cumrades. and lifting
his .esr.st.iaed and oallid face for
tae last time o he ga ses that dot
the old Virginia hills, pulls his
gay cap over his b .ow and besius
the slow and psinf"l Journey
What does he find-let me ask you,
who went to your homes eager 10
lind all the welcome you had Justly
earned, full payment for your four
years sacrifice-whst does he find,
when he reaches the nome he left
four years befO.e? He finds his
house in ruins, his "a m devastated,
his slaves feed, his stock Killed
his barns empty, his trade destroy,
ed, his money woI thless, his social
system, feudal in ita msguificence.
sZept stray, his people without
lew or legal statns. his comrades
siain, and he burdens of others
heavy on bis shoulders. Crushed
ov defeat, his very traditions gone.
Without money. credit, employ
ment, material or training-and,
besides all ihis, confronted with the
Sravest problem that ever met hu.
man infeIligence-the establishing
of a status fos the vast body of his
liberated slaves.
What does he do-this hero in
rr y wislsa heart of gold-does he
sit down "a snllenness end despair?
Not for a day. Surely God. who
lad scI)r Tefi him l., ,,rospa.if1,